Welcome Insult Turns Drive Into Quick Bondage
Joe Wood, aged fifty, quits his safe drive after picking up a red-cheeked hitchhiker in Laurel Canyon. The ex-con Cherub-face Al reveals he just escaped jail, forcing Joe to improvise a story that a fleeing criminal rides with him. A motorcycle cop seizes the moment, issuing a traffic ticket instead of a pursuit.
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Western Aircraft
Molly
Joe
Laurel Canyon
Hollywood
Ventura Boulevard
Cherub
North Hollywood
Police Intercept Notorious Car Thief On Highway
Joe, Cherub-face Al, and a detective chase end with a gun drawn and a quick arrest. A small black object falls from a sleeve as the suspect surrenders and is ordered off with warnings about past mistakes.
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Joe
Cherub-face
Jiffy Frock Pattern 4680 by Anne Adams
A quick two piece pattern for a baby or young child dress. Pattern 4680 in sizes 2 3 4 5 6 uses 2 1/2 yards of 35 inch fabric for size 6 and costs 25 cents in coins. Send name address size and pattern number to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Ave Winnipeg Man.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Man
Two New Officials For Weather Bureau
Andrew Thomson announces two appointees to supervise Canadian weather forecasting Frank W. Benum will oversee domestic aviation forecasts and Dr Thomas G How will supervise public forecasts Both previously worked as weather forecasters in Alberta at Lethbridge and Edmonton Ontario location not specified
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Toronto
Canada
Andrew Thomson
Department of Transport
Frank W. Benum
Thomas G. How
Alberta
Benum
Lethbridge
How
Edmonton
Cadets Complete 14 Day Special Course at Royal Roads
Ottawa report says thirty four sea cadets from across Canada completed a two week course at H.M.C.S. Royal Roads near Victoria. The program covered sailing, boating, swimming, physical training and practical instruction to prepare them as cadet petty officers.
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Ottawa
Canada
H.M.C.S. Royal Roads
Victoria
Claxton
Alberta coal output rises in June across province
Alberta reports June coal production at 625 331 tons up 33 761 from May. Bituminous output totals 428 830 tons as government releases monthly figures. Old age pensioners in Alberta reach a record 14 114 beneficiaries. Gull Lake pool opens costing 10 500 with community support and volunteer labor.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Nation Enters Sixth Phase in Confederation
Ottawa reports Newfoundland joining Canada as the sixth phase of nation-building. The original 1867 pact included Ontario Quebec Nova Scotia and New Brunswick with Manitoba BC and PEI following in later years. Alberta and Saskatchewan were created in 1905 from the Northwest Territories.
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Ottawa
Newfoundland
Canada
Ontario
Quebec
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Manitoba
British Columbia
Prince Edward Island
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Northwest Territories
Alberta Sets Strict Qualifications for Strip Mine Managers
The Alberta government announced licensing rules for strip mine managers requiring age over 25, two years of practical experience, and a recognized degree. Foremen must be at least 23 with at least one year of experience.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Water Projects Change View On Western Prairies
Ottawa reports a surge of small water works across Saskatchewan Manitoba and Alberta under the Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Act. By March this year the Dominion Government funded 4211362 for 36000 watering places plus free engineering advice and flexible grants for repairs after floods enhancing farm life and livestock water. Dugouts now last over 20 years with expert supervision extending beyond the prior 10 year estimate.
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Ottawa
Prairie Provinces
Prairie Farm
McCallum Hill
Regina
Dominion Government
PFRA
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Alberta
Dominion
Merchant Marine Will Grow With Dominion Trade
Ottawa. J W Clyne chairman of the Canadian Maritime commission says Canada's merchant shipping fleet will expand to match any rise in Dominion trade with the world. He notes Canada is in a far better position in wartime than in 1939 and the commission aims to guarantee steady fleet development to meet international competition.
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Ottawa
Canada
J. W. Clyne
Canadian Maritime Commission
Clyne
Maritime Commission
How It Feels To Be Struck By Lightning
ESTEVAN Sask. A man named Kinart 58 of Bryant endured a lightning strike while closing a barn loft door on a farm near here. He described seeing a fireball with a deafening crash, his clothes on fire, and the bolt entering his left side and passing through his foot, blowing off his left shoe. He was helped by Donald Penstock and taken to hospital.
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Estevan
San Kinart
Bryant
Sask
Ernie Penstock
Here
Kinart
Donald Penstock
Ancient Law Governs Horseback Riders
Nelson police chief enforces a law limiting horseback riders to eight miles per hour after complaints of horses galloping along business streets. The order directs officers to enforce the eight mph speed limit to curb reckless riding.
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Nelson
B.C
Robert Harshaw
Thief Steals $1200 From Saskatoon Rider on Streetcar
Alex Lastik of Saskatoon rode a street car home with 1200 dollars in his hip pocket but reached his destination minus the money and the pocket of his trousers were clipped off neatly.
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Saskatoon
Alex Lastik
Honey Test Being Made At Churchill Fort William
A Churchill Manitoba colony of honey bees is foraging over Arctic flora for the first time this Arctic summer. The project aims to produce edible marketable honey from shrub and wildflower sources in the short season.
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Churchill
Fort William
Man
Freedom Ends For Minnie The Monkey
Minnie the circus monkey roamed Vancouver streets for three days, stealing hats and pelting elderly women with apples. A posse of policemen, pound keepers, three newspaper men, three photographers and citizens dislodged her from a basement rafters in the east end home, ending the chase.
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Vancouver
Minnie
East End
Health Grants To Provinces Announced In Ottawa
Ottawa reports federal health grants totaling 30 million dollars from Parliament. Ontario receives about 9.67 million and Quebec about 8.99 million with others allocated by population and project type including hospital construction cancer and mental health funding. Matching grants require provinces to match federal funds and projects must begin after April 1 1948 unless already started.
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Ottawa
Paul Martin
Mackenzie King
Ontario
Quebec
British Columbia
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Manitoba
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Prince Edward Island
Dominion Council of Health
Repairing Damaged Highways in Manitoba
Manitoba government to spend 443399 for repairs to provincial and municipal highways damaged by spring floods. Public works minister Errick Willis announced contributions from rural municipalities raise total to over 500000, the heaviest road repair in Manitoba history.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
Errick Willis
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Kathens Bemis Wilson
Peor
Wheeler Newspaper Syndicate
Weather Bureau
Floyd Wannest
Bath
Western Briefs
Shamavon—Yee
Joe King
China
Brandon
Mossbank
Ewald Wuschka
Lake Johnston Star
Campbell Wydman
Calgary
Wuschke
Mossbank High School
Bank of Nova Scotia
Hamilton
Ont
Alva Thompson
Gang
Cariboo
United States
Gull Lake
Booster Club
Sass D.D
Peggy
Chuck Thurston
MR. Frumiish
Minnie the Monkey
Sho
Fashion Beauty
Portage Ave
Winnipeg, Man
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